I’m accepting a house loss.
Any time I see the phrase "to be honest" or "in all honesty", my first thought is, what are you when you are not honest?
The fact that you willingly accept defeat in advance of any event, is your weakness and is a real character flaw.
Get a set of balls, harry.
” my first thought is”
You’re working off the assumption that your thought is correct.
Lighten up Francis - sometimes a figure of speech is just that.